A Modest Proposal

It is this: Gather all the tech guys, crypto tycoons and venture capitalists in one spot on a remote deserted luxury island, ply them with liquor and cocaine, and then:

Why?

They want to "gamify" grocery shopping, with "dynamic pricing" that could change in milliseconds and even change depending on the shopper. They'd know who you are and figure that you could pay $40 for a large pack of toilet paper and the person behind you might pay $30.

None of this is good for consumers. It's all about making the population into digital serfs and permitting the corporate overlords to scrape every last sou out of our pockets.

While it may be hard to persuade people to go along with detonating some nukes to take care of these assholes, let's get a law passed that it shall be perfectly legal to sack and burn any store that employs these technologies.

I wrote this over a dozen years ago. I stand behind every word.

"I'm a Trump, We Don't Really Do 'True'."

Heh.

Bad News for Chicken and Fish

Eating more than 4oz a day increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by 15% or more.

It doesn't mean that you're going to get diabetes, of course. But if you're at risk already, why stack on the odds?

More Batshittery From Felon^34

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday falsely depicted Vice President Kamala Harris’s path to the Democratic nomination as violent and distorted her record on crime, even as he defended his supporters who attacked police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump, whose lies about theft of the 2020 election inspired his supporters to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, falsely accused Harris of orchestrating a “vicious, violent overthrow” by replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket. Biden withdrew last month and endorsed Harris. While the process was unusual, it was legal and did not involve violence.

He went on to defend the Jan. 6 rioters by falsely claiming “nobody was killed,” as he compared that day to the protests that erupted after the police killing of George Floyd. Four people died in the mob on Jan. 6, three from medical problems and one shot by a police officer. One officer who fought the mob died of a stroke the next day, and four more officers died by suicide in the days and months that followed.

Crime has been decreasing for years, but that didn't stop Demented Donnie from uttering bullshit that one can't buy a loaf of bread without getting shot.

Bless his heart.

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Guess It Wasn't a Witch-Hunt, After All

George Santos, who spun lies about his life into an 11-month stint in Congress, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a case that led to his expulsion from office and the admission that he’d allowed ambition to cloud his judgment.

The former representative, 36, is likely to spend at least six years in prison and owes more than $370,000 in restitution. His guilty plea in federal court on Long Island came weeks before the case was to go to trial. He is to remain free on bond until he is sentenced on Feb. 7.

My gut feeling is that he's going to skip the country, now that he may have somewhere to go.

Didn't You Always Suspect That Carl Icahn Is a Criminal?

Well, he is, sort of.

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investment tycoon, and his firm Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP) have been charged by US regulators with failing to disclose billions of dollars worth of personal loans.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said IEP and Icahn, who serves as chairman, agreed to pay $1.5m and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, to settle the charges.

Since 31 December 2018, Icahn used securities of IEP – pledging approximately 51% to 82% of IEP’s outstanding securities – as collateral to secure personal margin loans worth billions of dollars under agreements with various lenders, the SEC said.

IEP did not disclose Icahn’s pledges of IEP securities in its annual report until February 2022, according to the agency, and Icahn failed to file required amendments to filings until July 2023.

Those clowns always play fast and loose with their companies, treating them like their personal piggybanks.

The COFF is small-time in comparison.

You Know, Don't You, That He's Going to Claim That the Jews Made Him Do It.

A District of Columbia councilmember known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for pressuring D.C. employees to extend city contracts for violence intervention services, authorities alleged in court records unsealed Monday.

Trayon White Sr., a Democrat who ran an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2022, was arrested Sunday on a federal bribery charge and ordered released from custody after a brief court appearance Monday.
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In March 2018, White posted a video on his Facebook page claiming that an unexpected snowfall was because of “the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters.” The Rothschilds, a Jewish family that was prominent in the banking industry, are a frequent subject of conspiracy theories.

At the time, White said he was unaware that the weather-related conspiracy theory is antisemitic. A video later surfaced of White pushing a similar conspiracy theory during a meeting of top city officials. He posed a question based on the stereotypical premise that the Rothschilds controlled the World Bank and the federal government.

He probably believed in MTG's space laser crackpottery, too.

Don't these idiots know how to take campaign contributions or set up a SuperPAC?

The TOFF Weirdly Veers into Utter Delusion

“I am much better looking than her,” Trump told supporters at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “I’m a better-looking person than Kamala.”

He's fucking nuts, people. He's old, he's ugly, he talks funny and, more and more, he's delusional.

He's just weird as all getout.

Fuck Mother Russia and All Who Support Her

Infidel 753 is reporting that the Russians allegedly took down the Fair and UNbalanced blog, and suggests that Putin's cyberpoodles are targeting bloggers that oppose his war of aggression and/or oppose the Asset's campaign.

If you're a liberal blogger, he recommends making yor password harder, turning on two-factor authentification and watch out for phishing attempts.